I heard word last year that Larry Clark was remaking Neil Jordan’s “Mona Lisa,” but had no idea whether it was really going ahead or not. This promotional one-sheet design from All City Media, found on their spiffy new website, suggests that it might be. However the film turns out — if at all — the poster, at least, is eminently frameable.
Two more intriguing teases from All City (including one for my most anticipated film of 2011) after the cut.
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8 responses to “Everything old is new again”
Since Eva Green isn’t a black woman… I’m assuming this film is more of a re-imagining than a remake.
The narrative of the original film isn’t all that race-dependent.
John C. Reilly? Really? Sigh… Hopefully everyone else’s awesomeness outflanks and contains him, rather than allowing him to be the worm in the apple. Because without him, the whole prospect is just too tantalizing to even think about.
I actually like Reilly, but I’m perplexed by that casting decision. The novel’s Franklin is such a sturdy all-American type — in Lionel Shriver’s words, “a big broad meat eater with brash blond hair and ruddy skin that burns at the beach.” I have no idea what Ramsay is planning there, but I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.
This had better prove a lucky escape from The Lovely Bones.
So what’s the A Clockwork Orange connection to Brighton Rock? I haven’t read anything about this film.
http://kilby.sac.on.ca/towerslibrary/pages/users/Video%20-%20Clockwork%20Orange.jpg
Have you read Graham Greene’s novel? It predates A Clockwork Orange as a study of delinquent nihilism — they’re quite interesting paired up.
@Guy: I’ve actually heard Marlo from “The Wire” compared to Pinkie Brown, too; I can see the influence there as well.
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